Tire and luggage carrier



TIRE AND LUGGAGE CARRIER Filed Jan. 50, 1925 Fij-2.

A TTORNEYS,

Patented Oct.. 30, 19238'.

UNITED STATESA PATllalvfr-o1=1=1c15.

ANGELO GEILLI, OE MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, AssIerNORfor` ONE-HALE 'ro DANLIVIERI, OE MILWAUKEE', WIscoNsIN. j ,f

TIRE ANDy LIIGGAQE CARRIER.

.Application mea AJanuary 3o,` i925. serial No.5,72`11 This inventionrelates to improvements yin .spare tire and luggage carriers. *Itisv theobthis invention to provide a drum-like casing havinga door wherebyluggage may beintroduced therein'and` provided interiorly Withl Aatoggle-link mechanism and exterior-ly with adjustable rim engagingelements controlled as to movement bythe toggle-link mechanism Withinthe casing; It is a further objectof this invention toV provide aconstruction such that it may be used upon a vehicle having a rearbumper and When so used the door ofthe luggage coinpartmentm'ay beopened Without interfering with such a bumper. It is a further object ofthis invention to provide a construction such that lthe nipple throughWhich the vehicle tire f is lilled With air may be housed and protectedagainst tampering-and at the same time will be accessible to authorizedmanipulation Without removal of thev spare rim andr tire from thesupport. 'i

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Figure 1 isa rear elevation of a device 'embodying this invention.- t

Figure 2 is a section' taken on line 2-'-2 of Figure 1. 1

Figure 3 is a detail section taken on line 3 3 of Figure 1. f 'i Likeparts are identified by the same reference characters throughout theseveral views. W f y In the simple form of the invention which isillustrated in the accompanying drawings the drum-like receptacle orVcasingy is designated in its entirety by reference character V5. `Itincludes an annular Wall 6, a disk-like front Wall 7 and ay segmentalrear Wall 8( In referring to the front and rear 'Walls of thisdeviceyattention is called to the fact that they are disclosed as if thedevice Were mounted in its normal position at the rear of a motorvehicle With the segmental Wall down- Ward as indicated in Figure 1;

The major portionof the rear sideof the re- Vshaped being provided Witpressed `central por-tion to'receive the rim.y The support 18 has its'leg 21 `riveted Aor ceptacle' 5 may be opened for the insertion orremoval Aof v'luggage therefrom. To `close this opening for the lpurposeof securing the contents' of the drum or receptacle `5 I vide a door 10vhinged at 11 to one side of the annular' Wall 6 of the drum.` This dooris preferablyprovided with an'inwardly extending flangeV 12 fittingclosely Within the ro-v beaded margin 13 of the drum. The segv mentalWall 8 overlaps interiorlyv the closed door 10 and is notched atl 14 toreceive the ends of the arcuate flange 11 of the door. A suitable'locking device 15 is applied tothe door and may engage the keeper 16 onthe casing to hold the door closed. f f

.Projecting radially outwardly orts are saddle- 18, 19, and 20. Thesesup legs/anda de- Welded tothe rear Wall ofthe casing and its vleg122riveted or Welded to the annular Wall G thereof. Itis bent backuponitself at 23 Zto vprovide the saddle or depressed central portion24,`the transverse dimension of which corresponds substantially' to thetransverse 'dimension of the rim tofbe accommodated. The integrallyformed `upwardly projecting `bends 23 engage the sidesof the-rim to re'-tain it in position;

Rim supports 19 and 20 differ' from'rim support 18v in that they arepreferably -so' constructed as toV be adjustable to release or engage arim. The vsupport shown at 18 Will benoted to be integral and com -Vparatively rigid sov far'fas its-mounting is concerned. InfFigure Q31have illustrated support 20 Which may be `taken as typical of Asupport19 also. AIn thisl construction the leg22 of the support correspondstoleg 22 already described but is lnot riveted or otherwise secureddirectly to the casing 5,-.instead it passes substantially radiallythrough the'vvall of said casing and hasfan apertured extremity 26.

The extremities 26 of members 19 and20 are interconnected by togglelinks 27 and 28 Which are pivotally connected at 29 and 30 withtherespective ends 26 of such members and are pivotally connected toeach *otherl at V31. Link 27 Will be noted to be provided With an offsetat 32 and link 28 is preferably made'ingthe Vform of a channel toreceive a portion of link 27. Avhandle 34 provides l from they houslng 5are a plurality of run .supportsv i for theconvenient manipulation,ofthe de- Will be yobvious thatwhen the toggle deviceis in the positionillustratedgin Figure 1Y the legs` 22 ofrim supports A19 and 2O will bevdrawn radially toward the'ccnter of the n housing or drum. Thisresultsin acontraction Vof the rim supporting mechanism taken as aWhole, the bends 23 l'ocated'nearest to the rear faceo-f the drumbeingadjusted centrally so that the4 rin'i'positioned.upony saddleportion 24 maybe `slipped, thereover. 1Obviously it is unnecessary toadjust rim sup-A port 18, inasmuch as after theiim has slipped overthesaddle portions -of rim supports 19 and 20 it may readilybel lifted fromrim support .18. Y ,1

y A certain amount of resilience Will be necessaryfinj the'` rimj`supports to permit them to move inthemariner described. y Rather thandepend altogether upon the resilience of these supports, however, Iprefer to-'provide on. sup- `ports v19 yand 20l a hingedI connection at23 Y between .thesaddle portions 24 of such sup lport and the forwardleg portions 21 thereof.

A comparatively slight resilience Willtake cariev of all relativemovement occurring in thebend 23 as shov'vn. in Figure 3.` I Obviouslythis bend may likewise be provided with a hinge identical to thatshownat 23 if desired-` y I prefer to aperture' the drum upon one ory teV other `of the rigid supporti-8 .and .to provideyintei-iorly of the'ydrum a semi-cylindrical `closure 35" intowhich the nippleof the sparetire may project. An' aperturefSG-per mits access` toV this nipple fromlthe interior of drumv ''.when vthedoorV lO-is open;kk rIhus by openingthe door it isv possibleito Vfllth'e spare tire Witl1=.airal'though the.nipple is inaccessible: from the exterior of thel drum and is securefrom unauthorized tampering.'

lIt willfbe apparent from theforegoingdescription that not only is thedrum Aavailable for the storage ofy luggage but it also serves to housethe nippleof the spare tire mounted thereon and to .protect theadjustingmech-L l anism by means of which the spare tire support is expanded orcontracted to hold or releasel the spare rim. It will further be `notedAthat the drumuor housing has a fixed capacity dueto the fact that theyadjustable portions lof the rim supp'ortmove lindependently of anyportion of the drum itself. In

the drawings the carrier slioyvn support-A`v ed by means of aconventional racket construction 35 behind the usual bumper bars mentalwall Slterniinates at such a height that the Y door complement-arythereto will Vcleall 36'. It` is further to noted that -tlife segthebumper bars Which encircle'the rear of my improved tire and luggage'carrier and although the" opening the drum is thus re*V duced to aconsiderably lesser size than Wlou-ld bethe; case if the entirerear faceof the drum servedv as a door, nevertheless the toggle mechanism whichactuates the lrim supports issodispose'd as to be convenientlyaccessible through said doorandto be outof thevvay ivhen the supportsaieexpandedto r1m engaging ositlon so that 1t does no'tinf` tierfere with tluggage. c.

I claim:lv j, j l. In a device of the character described,- thecombination with afdrum havingfa relatively ie introduction orreinovalof its periphery, of a secondrini engagind supi port, projectingfrom the. -peripheryo said drum and includi-nga saddle vand a pairofAfixed rim. engaging support yprejecting from? legs, one of said. legsvbeing*connected with the drumand the other of said legsbeing radiallyadj ustvableV Withrespect to said drumiv'hereby Y rim engaging position.

to moveone side of' saidsaddleto and yfrom-a 2. In a devicefthefcliaracter described', y

the combination vvithia-.drum having apkrela- ,tively fixed rim engagingsupport projecting.l from its periphery,.of a second rim. engagingsupport projecting 4from theperiphery of said drum and including asaddle and a pair" 4of legs,I one of saidlegsbeing'connectedfwith the tdrum and the otherofisaidlegs adjustable Withrespect tosaid drum wherebyto move one side of said saddle to andfffroma f rim engaging position,mechanism said drum operatively 'com iectedfwithsaidadjnstf Y able legand adaptedY tofpproducemovement thereof yto and from said position;

3. In a device of the character the' combination `'with a drum having arelatively fixedlrim engaging supportv projecting from itspe1;ipliery,.ofa second riml engaging support projecting from theperiphery of; said drum and including a saddle and a pair of legs, oneof said. legs being connected with the drum and the other of said legsbeing radially adjustable with respect to saidydrum vwhereby to move`one side of; said. 'saddleto andfrom a rim? engaging position,vmechanism within said drum operatively connectedwvith said' adjustablelegend adapted4l lto vproduce movement thereofY to andy from` saidposition, a third rim engaging support similar tothe second as,A abovecharacterized.' and. having its adjustable leg. connected Witlisaidmechanism to receive movement therefrom siiiiultaneousi ly withthe'receptionof movement bytlieleg t of said second mentioned support; f

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rim engaging position, mechanism Within said drum operatively Vconnectedwith said adj ustable leg and adapted to produce movement thereol:I toand trom said position, a third rim engaging support similar to thesecond as above characterized and having its adjustable leg connectedWith said mechanism'to receive movement therefrom simultaneously Withthe reception of movement by the leg of said second mentioned support,said mechanism com` prising toggle links in pivotal connection With eachother and with the adjustable legs of said second and third supports.

5. In a device of the character described and adapted to be mounted atthe rear of a vehicle provided With a'bumper and Within the bumper, thecombination With a drum having ay disk-like front Wall, a peripheralWall connected therewith, and a relatively iiXed segmentaly rear Wallhavinga substanj tially horizontal'upper margin at a greater height thansaid bumper, of a door hingedly drum and ycCnnplementary to thesegmental wall of said drum whereby to clear a bumper adjacent theretotogether With rim engaging means supported from said drum' andincludlconnected'with the peripheral VWall of said ing radiallyadjustable portions movable bet tween rim engaging and rim releasingpositions, and manually operable toggle mechanismconnected With aplurality of said portions and disposed interiorly of said drum in aposition accessible When'said door is opened, said toggle mechanismbeing adapted for the simultaneous movement to rim releasing positionsof the portions With which it is connected. Y

ANGELOV GRILLI.

